Kaal Bhairav Temple, Varanasi: Timings & Darshan Hours

Kaal Bhairav keeps the split-day rhythm typical of old Kashi shrines. The sanctum opens early, around 5:00 AM, when the silver-faced deity is bathed, dressed and shown at the mangala aarti, and morning is the calmest, coolest window to reach the idol without a long crush. From roughly 1:30 PM the doors close for a midday break so the priests can offer bhog and let the deity rest, reopening in the late afternoon around 4:30 PM.

Evening is the atmospheric slot: lamps, the shringar aarti and a steady stream of Vishwanath pilgrims folding in this darshan before the night closure near 9:30 PM. Treat every clock figure here as approx, since the temple nudges its hours by half an hour or so with the season and stretches them wide open on Kaal Bhairav Ashtami and Sundays. If your schedule is tight, aim for mid-morning or just after the evening reopening and avoid arriving in the closed midday gap.

Compiled from public sources including Wikipedia: Kaal Bhairav Mandir, Varanasi · Wikipedia: Bhairava · Wikipedia: List of Hindu temples in Varanasi. Timings and seasonal closures change; confirm with the temple trust before travelling.